Chapter 6 Page 10

Once again George gives me a terrible line to write. It's not me, it's her, I swear! Though I do like how she can hold a casual conversation clinging onto his leg.

Atty's sad... He thought him and DT were bros. So, yes. Dragonthing IS a girl. I knew from her very first appearance she was a girl, I assure you. I know I referred to her as a he in these comments sometimes (which pained me a little) but I couldn't go giving the game away now, could I. George did refer to DT as a he at some point, but at that time she didn't know. How and when did she work it out? ... Let's not ask.

Ya know the weird thing? Before the last update, I had a dream that I was playing a new Pokemon game and I chose Charmander and named it DragonThing... and it was female. D8 I had that dream literally right before I read the last page. O___O

see, i know gender shouldnt matter, but thats just it. it shouldnt. i wish we'd known early on. now i dont know if i like this considering ive alrdy grown to think DT is a guy and yeah, thought of him and atticus as bros....

Well, now we know that DragonThing's a Female, but I would assume (make an ASS out of U and ME) that since Rat lacks a notch in its tail, it's a male. I'm such a hardcore pokenerd... Hell, I'd even go listing off their EV's as a joke.

And by the looks of it, George is getting A LOT of effort point training... *shot*

Evolution!I personally think DT should evolve. It would further the story and you can't keep your starters in basic form any more than you can keep your children two-feet tall and cute. I guess it would be possible to keep them in basic form, but they need to grow up. Besides, DT wouldn't be belligerent. Ash's Charmeleon was a trade pokemon and male. DT isn't. I say, by all means, evolve her!

@George: for a girl, you're not doing anything to discourage sterotyping. At least your parents gave it a go when they named you.
I actualy didn't give consideration to dragonthings gender. How selfish of me. Nice to know it's a girl I suppose.

Who still refuses to log inWow, Atty, you don't know how lucky you are! I don't know what the percentage is, but getting a female starter Pokemon is like finding a shiny! You are one of the chosen few that has the ability to breed Cha-

Oh, interesting fact I just found out... Turns out the Pokemon's gender is calculated based on their Attack IV's. Basically, if their attack IVs are below a threshold (depending on gender ratio), it will be female.

It also means female starters can have at most 1 Attack IV (out of 15), meaning DT's attack stat now sucks :P
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Better focus on those special moves, Atty!

Edit: It also means female starters can never be shiny.
Edit again: Well, it seems the whole thing about attack IV's only applies up to Gen 2. But since this comic is based on Gen 1 Red version, then my point still stands :P

Is it really a big deal?Honestly, even though I did strongly believe that DT was male from the begining, I have no problem with her being female. I always wanted a female Charmander myself, but never got lucky enough to have one. (Or maybe I just wasn't determined enough to start the games over half a million times in order to get one?) Either way, I will forever be in love with this story no matter where the plot may lead.

For all you people asking why it matters that DT's a girl, it's really simple. Atty's just starting to think he knows DT well then suddenly he finds out he doesn't know something as basic as her being a her. That's some important character development right there. It also shows that George is a cloudcuckoolander, not a moron.

@Guest four comments up from me: Most of us aren't complaining if you take the time to carefully read our comments. Most of us are just STILL pretty shocked because it just showed up from nowhere, pretty much. I'd be in a mindfuck if someone close to me turned out to be a girl! Then again, I'd probably end up asking them ou...

Anyway, the OTHER FEW who blatantly refuse Dragonthing being female should have the WONDERFUL reminder that FANON ISN'T CANON and that they have no right to whine over it. See also: Mass Effect 3 ending, Heartstrings Controversy.

Just sayin'Been lurking for a while now, love this comic. Just wanted to say, though... All you people ranting and raving about how disappointed you are that Dragonthing is a girl, and that you refuse to believe it, or that you're not happy with the twist and such... Go make your own damn comic. This one isn't yours. Just read it and enjoy the fact you can talk to the author of it about her story. Having an opinion on it is one thing, but chill the butts out.

Against the Ribbons...Okay, please don't put ribbons on dragonthing. it's a common thing people do, and i haaate it. If you're going to she could wear something else feminine but make it look bad assed. but this is just me anyways. it's your comic. plus, i doubt atty would even try. but george... i don't trust her. she make try to do a makeover.

For all the people basing Rat's gender off of the tail, remember that H0ly is basing all of the Pokemon, including appearances and battle moves, off of the first generation. It wasn't until the fourth generation that Pikachu had different sprites for each gender. Pikachu also has a male/female ratio of 1:1, so you can't assume anything from that.

@hellfire14: lol, ikr? But they changed a whole lot of mechanics in gen 3, so now it's completely irrelevant whether or not a pokemon is male for it to have good attack iv's. Actually my gen 4 team's absol was female because after days and days of breeding she was the one with the highest attack/speed ivs who also had the super luck skill. My males failed me xD

@NeoMobius: Not true. I've seen BroFist moments between to girls before (in the comic Dead Winter). Just because DT's a girl doesn't mean she isn't a bro.

HOWEVER! I must side with everyone as to being disappointed by this revelation!
I mean, it only means that DT's not only a badass, but a badass -girl-, which makes her, in fact, even cooler for it.
Which is to say, I have been made to feel even more inferior than before. I mean, how can I ever compare to a girl who burned down an entire forest?

(Which is to say, I approve of this revelation and lied about being disappointed.)